Corset and abdominal support



July 31, 1923- f 7 1,463,252-

S. H. CAMP CORSET AND ABDOMINAL SUPPORT 7 Filed April 22, 1918 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 31', 1 923 Y 1,463,252

I S. H, CAMP QCORSETAND ABDOMINAL SUPPORT Filed April 22, 1918 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gnaw/wick Patented July 31, 1923.

SAMUEL H. CAMP, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN, ASSllGNOR .TO SAID SAMUEL HIGBY;

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CAMP AND EDWIN C. REYNOLDS, A COPARTNERSHIP, TRADING AS S. H. CAMP coasn'r AND ABDOMINAL surr'oa'r. 7

Application filed April 22, 1918. Serial in. 229,985.

& COMPANY.

To all whom it may concern f Be it known that I, SAMUEL H. CAMP, a citizen of the United States of America, residin at Jackson, in the county of Jackson and gtate of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Corset and Abdominal Supports, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

10 This invention relates to support ng belt mechanism and refers more particular to mechanism of the type known as abdominal supports formed either as an integral part of the corset or as a separate belt.

Among the objects of the invention are to provide a belt or corset support of the character above-mentioned which can be easily applied and more conveniently tightened up than those now in use; to provide a constru'ction which at very slight expense can be incorporated as an integral part of the corset; to so construct and arrange the parts that the p'ressure or lifting effect is exerted at the-parts of the belt or corset where such pressure or lifting is desired; and in general to provide a simple, economical and efiicient article of the class described.

The invention also resides in the particular arrangement of the straps and lacing and in such 'pther; details of construction and arrangements and combinations of parts as will more fully hereinafter appear.

In the drawings: Fi re 1 is a back plan view of a belt (in extended position) embodying my invention' Fi re2 is a cross-section on the line-Q- -Q of Figure 1;

Fi re 3 40 showing my invention incorporated in a corset. W

Describin in detail the particular embodiment o my invention shown in the drawings, A designates a belt or abdominal support formed of two sections B and B which are connected at the back by a lacing C in the manner hereinafter described in detail.

At the front the sections B and B. I are connected by quick-detachment means,'such as loops D and the fasteners'E, although the invention is not limited. to any particular form of fasteningxat this poin I The fastening at preferably is a view similar to Figure 11 e front is for the pur-',

pose of permitting,; the belt sections to be disengaged from 'j'eachgfother so that the belt can be convenient y, ,p'i '1tfon, but I do not rely upon these fastenings for producing the ad usting or tightening of the belt. For this purpose Iemploy the lacing C and the strap membersiz andF' in the following manner Secured atone-sideof the belt and toward {the front thereof and near the straps and Ff, 111659 straps are preferably stitched tothatfportion of the belt in which thestaysII-I' are'located. These straps extend rearwardlytoward the buckles J and J carried bythe shortlst raps or tabs K and K The latterfare fprovided with holes L through which theglacing-C is preferably wound back and forth in the manner shown in detail in Figural. vThus one endof the lacing is secured to the tab section K andv extends through onejjof the holes M in the section vB, then back-through one of the holes M on the section B, from there to one of the holes 'L' in the -,section K and then returned toloneof' the holes M back to one of the holes M""and1after passing through the top set of holes in, the sections B and B the lacing is returnediback in the opposite direction so that its other end is securedto the tab section K. By-this arrangement the forward movement ofithetab sections will produce a leverage sufiicienttoexert a very strong pull on the sections B and B- toward each other, As thestraps F and F extend diagonally downward this pressure will be produced at the desired part of-the belt and also produce a liftingtefiect. Y

It will be noticed that the and O of ,the straps 'F and-F extend through buckles "J and J so tha't'they can be conveniently'grasped and pulled'toward the front of the belt; This particular arrangement of the straps and belt" with reference to the lacing and "thef'main body: sections of the belt-is an importantfeature, in

that itv makes the tightening of-thebelt much known type in which after the strap is once tightened up itfwill be automatically held in this position until released. Therefore in applying thebelt'it is only necessary for the wearer to draw the-free ends Q the main body sections together at the front.

and Q offree ends 0.

wer edge, as indicated at G, are

this arrangement no adjustment of the side straps or the lacing is necessary in applying or taking ofi the belt unless desired.

Another important feature of my invention is the fact that the structure is peculiarly adapted to be incorporated in the ordinary corset construction, either as an integral part thereof or as an attachment device. One such embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 3 in which R and R desig- 1 nate the main body sections, of the, corset .which are connected at the front by quickdetachable means R and R At the back the sections it and R are provided with loo-p openings R and R respectively through.

vvhich the lacing is ordinarily extended.

However, in place of employing the ordinary lacing throughout the entire length, I preferably employ only a short lacing S at the upper end and incorporate the belt feature, previously described, in the central and lower portions. Thus the section It is provided with a strap T and the section R with a strap 'I" which are connected by buckles T and T to tabs connected to the W end of the lacing S in the same manner as the straps, tabs and lacing are connected in the construction shown in Figure 1. At the lower part of the corset consgructionthere is employed a similar set of straps V 3 and V connected to lacing S the free ends of both the straps 'I and 'I" and B and B extending toward the front in the manner previously described. Neither construction however is necessarily limited to the fasten- 40 ing devices being limited at the front, as it is obvious that a side opening construction could also be employed. However, in both the belt and the corset arrangement the ad vantages of a back lacing while retaining the necessary lifting efi'ect at the front is obtained and the construction is one that can be quickly and conveniently applied.

While I have shown the belt feature as being embodied at the middle and lower parts of the corset it is of course possible to use the same construction in the upper part and also to have a greater or lesser number of straps and lacing. I therefore do not desire to limit the invention to the particular structure shown nor to the details. of construction and combinations" of parts excepztnas ultimately set forth in the claims.

at I claim as my invention is 1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a pair of separate sections having quick-detachment means at the front edges thereof, of a lacing connecting the adjacent rear edges of said sections, a pair of tab members movable over said sections near the adjacent rear edges thereof,

. one end of said lacing being secured to one of said tab sections, the opposite end of said lacing being secured to the other of said tab sections, the intermediate portions of said lacing freely movably engaging said tab members and the adjacent rear edges of said sections, buckles respectively carried by said tab members, and adjusting means per manently secured to the respective sections and return-bent through said buckles.

2. In a device of the. class described, the combination with a pair of separate sections having quick-detachment means at their front edges, of a lacing connecting the adj acent rear edges of said sections, a pair of tab members movable over said sections near the adjacent rear edges thereof and freely movably engaged by said lacing, buckles respectively carried by said tab members, and a pair of adjusting straps. permanently se cured to the respective sections and returnbent through said buckles.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

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